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851:Bougainville
815:North Borneo
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638:copy editing
636:may require
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511:Batan Island
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372:4,852 Troops
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319:Ground units
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249:Ground units
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247:
216:Busnan Kalaw
198:Albert Price
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95:
90:Belligerents
44:World War II
1399:Guy O. Fort
918:Persecution
841:New Georgia
836:Guadalcanal
810:2nd Tarakan
758:1st Tarakan
536:Death march
506:Clark Field
426:Guy O. Fort
161:Guy O. Fort
1426:Categories
1289:2024-08-24
1202:References
1070:Balikpapan
997:Leyte Gulf
805:2nd Borneo
753:1st Borneo
734:1st Bataan
654:April 2024
646:editing it
541:Corregidor
416:Background
404:including
1187:Kempeitai
1141:Aftermath
911:Recklesss
875:Buna–Gona
865:Coral Sea
729:Lamon Bay
595:Zamboanga
549:Lamon Bay
189:Jay Navin
1378:See Also
1196:Mindanao
1171:Maru San
1160:Dansalan
1065:Beaufort
1022:Mindanao
929:Noemfoor
795:Java Sea
585:Cotabato
575:Malabang
571:Mindanao
406:Malabang
402:Mindanao
361:Strength
67:Malabang
62:Location
1050:Tarakan
1017:Visayas
968:Talasea
934:Morotai
780:Sumatra
558:Visayas
554:Legazpi
444:Dapao.
1192:Marawi
1164:Iligan
1060:Labuan
770:Manado
590:Parang
531:Bataan
521:Aparri
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78:Result
1044:Semut
1007:Luzon
992:Leyte
953:Arawe
790:Timor
775:Ambon
580:Davao
562:Panay
516:Vigan
410:Lanao
382:4,000
71:Lanao
1177:and
1037:Agas
924:Biak
800:Java
567:Cebu
54:Date
1162:to
385:400
42:of
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